ADVERB
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even or close in a race or competition or comparison
he won nip and tuck
the horses ran neck and neck
ADJECTIVE
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inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition
the election was a nip and tuck affair
as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck
How To Use neck and neck In A Sentence
- as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck
- I am more likely to have glossy shins than combed hair, and anointed arms are probably neck and neck with brushed teeth. Times, Sunday Times
- I am more likely to have glossy shins than combed hair, and anointed arms are probably neck and neck with brushed teeth. Times, Sunday Times
- The latest polls indicate that the two main parties are neck and neck.
- I mean to catch him up and come neck and neck into the winning post.
- Have you ever been in the stands at a race meeting when ‘your’ horse is neck and neck on that last half furlong?
- It was a photo finish, with three horses neck and neck at the finishing line.
- The two have been neck and neck for years. Times, Sunday Times
- The projections showed the two blocs neck and neck in both the lower and upper houses. Times, Sunday Times
- So why then, with just over five weeks to go, do the polls show that the race is neck and neck? Times, Sunday Times